by Louis Goldstein | Jul 30, 2019 | Legionella, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Legionella Prevention for Health Care Facilities When it comes to general hospitals and residential health care facilities, compliance with the New York State Legionella Regulations involves a unique set of standards when compared to other facilities where Legionella...
by Jessica Bluth | Jul 25, 2019 | Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Home Water Quality: How to Find Valuable Data About Your Domestic Water Supply Are you concerned about the water quality in your home? Domestic water supplies provided by municipalities and private companies are frequently monitored for the presence of organic and...
by Massimiliano Lelli, CSP | Jul 23, 2019 | Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
OSHA Safety Standard on Heat Stress During summer time, it is usual for every person working outdoors to be concerned about hot working conditions that might lead to heat stress related illnesses/injuries. According to the Occupational Safety and Health...
by Ashley Mantrana | Jul 16, 2019 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
What is Direct Push Drilling? Subsurface investigations can be an essential component of environmental site assessments. Direct-push drilling, commonly referenced in the industry as Geoprobing, has many applications in subsurface investigations, including the...
by Louis Goldstein | Jul 9, 2019 | Legionella, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
As temperatures remain high over the next couple of months, water-cooled air conditioning systems such as cooling towers and evaporative coolers will be used across the country on a daily basis. As long as the systems are on, the basin within these units will be...
by Ted Nitza P.E. | Jul 2, 2019 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Water Quality
Walden at Fort Wayne, Indiana: Lincolndale Drive Area Drainage Study Q&A With Tom Gountras This month, we are highlighting the work of Tom Gountras of the Walden Fort Wayne office with the engineering study he is working on regarding drainage in the Lincolndale...
by Ted Nitza P.E. | Jun 27, 2019 | Permitting and Compliance, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Cyberthreats to Water and Wastewater Utilities Cyberthreats are a growing concern for water and wastewater utility organizations. Antivirus programs are no longer enough and attackers can intentionally or unintentionally threaten public health and the environment....
by Grace Herrera | Jun 25, 2019 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Stormwater Permitting and Design
Do you Discharge into MS4? Do you need a SPDES permit? A State Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit (SPDES) is required to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed or dumped into MS4s or surface waters. A municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) is a system...
by Joe Heaney | Jun 20, 2019 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Right-To-Know Filing
Did you receive a NYCDEP Right-To-Know Violation? Did you know that every facility in New York City that stores hazardous material and substances must submit a Hazardous Materials Inventory of their facility to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection...
by Joe Heaney | Jun 13, 2019 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Did you receive a Local Law 84/133 Benchmarking Violation? According to New York City’s Covered Buildings List for Compliance in 2019 (https://www1.nyc.gov/html/gbee/downloads/pdf/2019%20LL87%20CBL%20Final.pdf), over 15,000 buildings larger than 25,000 square feet are...
